Volume 1: The Empire Awakens Chapter 21 Questioned (Part 2)
Tan Renhao was preparing his second report in the dormitory, which was a report on the confrontational war game between the Fifth Fleet and the First Fleet, when he was called out by General Liao Hanxiang's orderly and taken to the headquarters of the Fifth Fleet.
When he saw Marshal Sagittin sitting at the head of the table, General Bei Yuming sitting on the left of the marshal, and all the generals and senior staff officers in the room, he was secretly shocked.
"This is Lieutenant Tan Renhao!"
Liao Hanxiang stood up and waved Tan Renhao to his side, "He is the third among the 192nd graduates of the Imperial Naval Academy, and was commended and summoned by General Nie Renfeng.
Although he had only been in the Fifth Fleet for more than a month, he had already completed two extremely important tasks.
Now, the Fifth Fleet's training program is completed by him.
Marshal, there is no shortage of outstanding young officers in the history of the Imperial Navy. Marshal Yuan Haoyi became a general at the age of 25.
Therefore, I think that a person’s ability cannot be judged by age and qualifications, but rather by his actual performance!”
Tan Renhao felt relieved. General Liao Hanxiang's words were neither too harsh nor too mild, and they were also well-founded.
Marshal Yuan Haoyi can be said to be the greatest naval marshal in the history of the empire and the youngest general in the history of the imperial navy.
Taking Yuan Haoyi as an example for comparison, there is definitely no one else who would use age to suppress Tan Renhao.
Bei Yuming hesitated for a moment and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
"General Liao Hanxiang, you are right, and it is the tradition of the Imperial Navy to value young and promising talents."
Marshal Sagittin laughed, but the strict hierarchy of the Imperial Navy cut off the path for most young officers to be promoted quickly.
"So, Lieutenant Tan Renhao, how did you come to this conclusion?"
As soon as Tan Renhao saw the document in Sajiting's hand, he understood.
Why General Liao Hanxiang wanted to talk to him alone yesterday and get a guarantee from him.
"Marshal, actually..."
Liao Hanxiang glanced at Colonel Ji Xiaobin. He had no right to speak here.
"Marshal, I came to this conclusion using the data from various previous actual combat exercises, and then using the most rigorous analysis and calculations!"
Tan Renhao was a little nervous. General Liao Hanxiang, many officers of the Fifth Fleet, and even the fate of the Fifth Fleet would be directly affected by his current performance.
However, Tan Renhao spoke calmly and confidently. He then explained in detail the process of war game simulation, the method of reaching this conclusion, and even the entire calculation process .
Several adjutants brought by Marshal Sagittin and several staff officers of General Bei Yuming quickly performed some simple calculations according to Tan Renhao's explanation.
Just as Tan Renhao spent nearly an hour explaining in detail his deduction process, these officers came to a conclusion and sent a report to their commander.
When Tan Renhao finished his "temporary" report, the room fell silent.
Both Sajitin and Bei Yuming received paper reports submitted by their staff officers.
Bei Yuming was no longer excited, and his spirit had subsided. Although Sajitin appeared calm on the surface, it was obvious that he was hesitating.
Ji Xiaobin nodded at Tan Renhao. He was very satisfied with Tan Renhao's impromptu performance. Although the whole deduction process omitted a lot of tedious details, it was very convincing. Moreover, Tan Renhao's confident attitude infected everyone. This was simply a very successful "speech".
"Marshal, this is just a deduction. It's not at all..."
"General Pei Yuming, we must respect the facts!"
Sajiting let out a long breath and looked at Tan Renhao. "Second Lieutenant, your 'speech' is very exciting. However, I need to talk to the two generals alone now. Everyone, can you trouble me for a moment? "
Except for Bei Yuming and Liao Hanxiang, everyone else quickly left the office.
When he came to the corridor outside, Tan Renhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. His palms were already covered in sweat, and the vest he was wearing was soaked with sweat.
He was indeed very nervous at first, but when he was giving the report, he put everything behind him and explained the calculation process exactly as he had done.
"Well done, Lieutenant!"
Wu Xianyu walked up to Tan Renhao and said, "It seems that you have left a deep impression on Marshal Sajitin."
Tan Renhao smiled awkwardly. He didn't want to become famous so quickly. After all, people are afraid of becoming famous, pigs are afraid of becoming fat, and he understood the truth that a tall tree attracts the wind.
Ji Xiaobin also came over, patted Tan Renhao on the shoulder, and then looked at his subordinate with approval.
Fifteen minutes later, the door of the conference room opened and Lieutenant General Bei Yuming walked out first. He deliberately glanced at Tan Renhao standing in the corner, then called his staff officer and left.
Then, General Liao Hanxiang came out with a smile, called a group of staff officers, and went straight to his office.
"Second Lieutenant Tan Renhao, you have performed very well. I believe your name will be at the top of the list of promoted officers in the second half of this year!"
General Liao Hanxiang was a little excited. "Okay, everyone, the exercise will still proceed according to the previous plan, but we have a new opportunity."
Everyone congratulated Tan Renhao, and then everyone's attention was focused on General Liao Hanxiang.
"Marshal Sagittin has promised to give us a chance to prove our strength."
As Liao Hanxiang spoke, he sat down and asked others to sit down as well.
“In three months at the earliest, and before the end of this year at the latest, the Imperial Navy will conduct a large-scale combat exercise.
But before that, we must first prove that the Fifth Fleet has enough power to sink any battleship.
The specific arrangements will be sent to us within a month.
Now, Chief of Staff Wu Xianyu is responsible for related matters, and Operations Staff Officer Ji Xiaobin is responsible for assisting.
Second Lieutenant Tan Renhao, you are also participating.
We must make Marshal Sagittin and all the generals of the Imperial Navy realize that the Fifth Fleet is by no means a stepmother's child, and we will be the future hope of the Imperial Navy!"
Everyone immediately became excited . The Fifth Fleet had always been considered a stepmother's child, and the opportunity they had been waiting for was finally coming.
